Why aren't the police equipped with recording devices that are active whenever they are interacting with the public? It seems that anyone with that sort of power should have an audit trail for their actions.
Recording police with your smartphone is a Constitutional right, says DoJ
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#13Why aren't the police equipped with recording devices that are active whenever they are interacting with the public? It seems that anyone with that sort of power should have an audit trail for their actions.
It's taken a lot of brutality cases and lawsuits to get them to this point though.
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#15How does this apply Illinois' law?
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because people with that sort of power don't want an audit trail of their actions.
That's pretty darn cynical, I think people in general want their privacy respected, regardless of power level.
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#17http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/05/stat...
Re: Recording police with your smartphone is a Constitutional right, says DoJ
#18Why aren't the police equipped with recording devices that are active whenever they are interacting with the public? It seems that anyone with that sort of power should have an audit trail for their actions.
Many officers use our software to record themselves on duty. They use this evidence in court for exactly this reason.
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#19I'm wondering is there a Wikipedia article on this issue, I was interested to get more background on this, especially the status in other countries.
Re: Recording police with your smartphone is a Constitutional right, says DoJ
#20Why aren't the police equipped with recording devices that are active whenever they are interacting with the public? It seems that anyone with that sort of power should have an audit trail for their actions.
Because people with that sort of power don't want an audit trail of their actions.